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Building a Thriving Open Source Business with Jaime Arredondo
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Production team:
Host : Maria Xenidou
Producer: Julie-Roxane Krikorian
Introduction Voice: David Bourne
Contact us:
impactlearningpodcast@gmail.com
Music credits:
Like Lee performed by The Mini Vandals
Transition sounds: Swamp Walks performed by Jingle Punks
Where to find Jaime Arredondo:
Jaime on LinkedIn
Jaime’s Website
Mentioned in this episode:
AIESEC: Differentiate yourself with an international internship
Ted Talk by Rachel Botsman: The case for collaborative consumption
Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software Movement
Brewdog’s program called “Equity for Punks”
Listen to this episode and explore:
Childhood: Jaime’s interest in reading and exploring new ideas and concepts (4:20)
Being intrigued by unorthodox economic theories and social justice while studying economics at the University (5:43)
Jaime’s multicultural and diverse family background (6:59)
Early career: working as a marketer in India for a gemstone company and observing inequality (8:22)
What is Open Source (8:22)
Ted Talks: an example of open source process (15:01)
Logos and cars: examples of open source design (18:25)
How to start an open source company (20:48)
How to validate an open source business idea with those we seek to serve (22:29)
What to sell in an open source business and how to make profits (23:47)
How to build an awesome community: the why, the who and the how (27:01)
The challenges with scaling an open source business (30:03)
How COVID-19 is affecting open source companies (32:36)
What Jaime sees as the future of open source (37:26)
The one thing that Jaime wants to leave his mark on during his lifetime (38:22)
Maria's takeaways and call-to-action (40:38)
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